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Show DOLMEN GATHER IN ANNUAL SESSION SCATHING DENUNCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS BY PRESIDENT PRESI-DENT OF ASSOCIATION. t Railroad Service Under Government Unsatisfactory, and Tariff Laws Discriminate . Against Growers, Declares Leader of Woolgrowers. Salt Lake City. With representatives' representa-tives' of every sheep-growing section In the United States present, the fifty-fifth fifty-fifth annual convention of the National Woolgrowers' association opened here on January 19. 'Scathing denunciation of the wool manufacturers of the United States as a body as "the most selfish, un-American, unpatriotic body of men with whom your president has ever come in contact," arraignment of government ownership of railroads, scoring of present pres-ent tariff regulations affecting wool, flaying of manufacturers who sell spurious spur-ious goods as all wool, prompt action towards raising a big fund to push the "Eat More Lamb" campaign formed the striking features of the first day's session. These things were largely outlined I by President Frank J. Hagenbarth in his annual address to the sheepmen y and the favor with which the embodied ideas were received was indicated by hearty and prolonged applause. While President Hagenbarth's view of "to hell with the manufacturers if they will not play fair" perhaps called forth the loudest demonstration, there were other thoughts that met with decided de-cided and unqualified approval from the 350 or 400 delegates present at the morning session. His expression of the hope that some definite action be taken putting the association on record rec-ord as in favor of the league of nations, na-tions, his commentary upon railroad service under government control as "wretched and badly disorganized," and his arraignment of existing tariff laws as favoring the manufacturers of wool and the producers of sugar, wheat and cotton at the expense of the wool-grower, wool-grower, were loudly applauded. It was evident from the tone of the address by Dr. J. W. Wilson, president presi-dent of the Wyoming Woolgrowers' association, and from the color of President Hagenbarth's talk that the sheepmen believe there is a period ahead of them that calls for careful deliberation in order to combat with euccess the difficulties the flocmasters are facing. In fact, President Hagenbarth, Hagen-barth, in the course of his address, said plainly that they had not come to listen to any long flights of oratory. Vice President A. J. Knolling eallec ; the convention to order at 10:1C o'clock. Acting Governor Harden Eennion delivered the address of welcome, in which he referred briefly to his score of years experience in the sheep busi-nss, busi-nss, confessing, however, that he was "out of practice" along this line, but expected to Sit at the feet of th( woolgrowers when hi3 term of offief had expired. He said that in extending extend-ing his welcome he felt that he might say a few words upon the question of preparedness, the one question that he had not noted as covered in the prepared pre-pared program. He then spoke of tin necessity and effectiveness of being prepared, no matter what the field of Industry or business might be, and closed with reiteration of a cordial welcome wel-come to city and state of so large e body of men representing such a tre mendous industry. Vice President Knollin, before Introducing In-troducing Presment Hagenbarth, called to the platform the heads of the stati associations present, these including F. A. Ellenwood, president of the California Cali-fornia association; Hugh .Sproat, president presi-dent of the Idaho association; Hugh Campbell of the Arizona association, and John H. Seeley, vice president of the Utah association, ne then Introduced In-troduced President Hagenbarth, President Hagenbarth at the con elusion of Jils address, announced v deep feeling the resignation as secretary sec-retary of Dr. S. W. McClure. During the afternoon the convention listened to an address on "The Sheepmen Sheep-men and the National Forests" by Will C. Barnes, assistant forester in charge of grazing. An acVlress on the "En; More Lamb" campaign was given by L. L. Heller, assistant secreiary of the National association. The nn't li-ods li-ods of applying this movement In Ihe best manner wore discussed by Hubert Hub-ert Mathlson, head sheep buyer I'm Swift & Co. of Chicago. An extended discussion followed. A motion to levy an assessment of one-half cent pei lamb to i hi t Into the "lamb" fund foi llils year and another motion which made the assessment applicable lo a "conscience fund" for those who had not yet paid the levy were pissed. |